AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Gypsum var. Selenite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 62122 |
Mineral: | Gypsum var. Selenite |
Locality: | Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico |
Description: | Lustrous transparent selenite crystals, the colorless variety of the mineral species gypsum, on brown limonite gossan. The selenite crystals are water-clear and in flat aggregates of parallel crystals with angled terminations. Ex. Lipman collection #S-35 |
Overall Size: | 6x5.5x5 cm |
Crystals: | 5-25 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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